Background
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa is the first son of Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the 8th Emir of Qatar, and eldest child of the Emir and his 1st spouse, Sheikha Amna bint Hassan bin Abdulla Al Thani.
Abdelaziz bin Khalifa is the first son of Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the 8th Emir of Qatar, and eldest child of the Emir and his 1st spouse, Sheikha Amna bint Hassan bin Abdulla Al Thani.
Sheikh Abdelaziz is the elder half-brother of Hamad, the ex Emir of Qatar. Abdelaziz served as oil minister and minister of finance between 1972 and 1991. Exile
After leaving office in 1992 Abdelaziz began to live in France.
He claimed to have masterminded a coup plot in Qatar in 2011. Titles and styles
Sheikh Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani (1948–1972)
His Excellency Sheikh Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani (1972–present)
Honours.